Suspension of a Conflict in a Darkened Son
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.24193/diakrisis.2020.2Keywords:
Desire, Death, Psychoanalysis, S. Kierkegaard, Julia Kristeva, Sigmund Freud, St. Augustin, St. PaulAbstract
Antithetical desires displayed throughout Kierkegaard's authorship indicate the disjunctive assumption that the individual exists either in a state of increasing autonomy, expressed negatively as striving for freedom from divine constraint, or in a state of self-annihilating submission, expressed positively in terms of kenotic unification. Proximity to the divine thereby entails forfeiture of individuality, contrary to the explicit aim of Kierkegaard's authorial project, and aversion to materiality. This essay enunciates the conflict (I), traces the crescendo of loss that births the pseudonymous authorship and ends in realized longing for death (II), and approaches a more holistic vision of psycho-spiritual development (III).
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2022 Diakrisis Yearbook of Theology and Philosophy
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.